diff --git a/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java b/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
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+//  ▐█ ▌▐▌▐█·▄█▀▀█ ▄█ ▀█▄▐█·██ ▄▄▐█▀▀█▄▄█▀▀█ ▐█▐ ▐▌▐▀▀▀
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+//  ▀▀  █▪▀▀▀ ▀  ▀ ·▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀·▀▀▀ ·▀▀▀▀  ▀  ▀ ▀▀  █▪ ▀▀▀
+//      Magicbane Emulator Project © 2013 - 2026
+//                https://www.magicbane.com
+
+package engine.parsers.cache;
+
+import engine.gameManager.ConfigManager;
+import engine.gameManager.DbManager;
+import engine.mbEnums;
+import engine.objects.AbstractGameObject;
+import engine.objects.BaseClass;
+import engine.parsers.objects.RuneTemplate;
+import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+// Dev-only check that compares DB-built objects with the cache JSON before a loader is switched.
+// Enabled by the optional env var MB_PARITY_CHECK; not in the ConfigManager enum, which requires every entry.
+
+public class ParityCheck {
+
+    private static final String FLAG_NAME = "MB_PARITY_CHECK";
+    private static final LinkedHashMap<String, Consumer<ParityCheck>> comparators = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+    private final String table;
+    private int comparedCount = 0;
+    private int differenceCount = 0;
+    private int missingCount = 0;
+
+    static {
+        register("static_rune_baseclass", ParityCheck::compareBaseClasses);
+    }
+
+    private ParityCheck(String table) {
+        this.table = table;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isEnabled() {
+        return ConfigManager.configMap.getOrDefault(FLAG_NAME, "false").equalsIgnoreCase("true");
+    }
+
+    public static void register(String table, Consumer<ParityCheck> comparator) {
+        comparators.put(table, comparator);
+    }
+
+    public static void run() {
+
+        ParityCheck check;
+
+        for (String table : comparators.keySet()) {
+            check = new ParityCheck(table);
+
+            try {
+                comparators.get(table).accept(check);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                Logger.error("Parity: " + table + ": comparator failed: " + e);
+            }
+
+            Logger.info("Parity: " + table + ": " + check.comparedCount + " compared, "
+                    + check.differenceCount + " differences, " + check.missingCount + " missing in json");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Returns false when the row has no JSON counterpart, so the comparator can skip its fields.
+
+    public boolean compareRow(int id, Object jsonObject) {
+
+        comparedCount++;
+
+        if (jsonObject == null) {
+            missingCount++;
+            Logger.warn("Parity: " + table + "/" + id + ": missing in json");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void compareField(int id, String field, Object dbValue, Object jsonValue) {
+
+        if (Objects.equals(dbValue, jsonValue))
+            return;
+
+        differenceCount++;
+        Logger.warn("Parity: " + table + "/" + id + "/" + field + ": db=" + dbValue + " json=" + jsonValue);
+    }
+
+    private static void compareBaseClasses(ParityCheck check) {
+
+        ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, AbstractGameObject> cache;
+        BaseClass baseClass;
+        RuneTemplate rune;
+
+        cache = DbManager.getMap(mbEnums.GameObjectType.BaseClass);
+
+        if (cache == null) {
+            Logger.warn("Parity: static_rune_baseclass: no BaseClass objects loaded");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (AbstractGameObject cached : cache.values()) {
+            baseClass = (BaseClass) cached;
+            rune = RuneTemplate._runes.get(baseClass.getObjectUUID());
+
+            if (!check.compareRow(baseClass.getObjectUUID(), rune))
+                continue;
+
+            check.compareField(baseClass.getObjectUUID(), "name", baseClass.getName(), rune.obj_name);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
index ffc21748..6466ee63 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import engine.objects.*;
 import engine.parsers.cache.CObjectIndex;
 import engine.parsers.cache.DeedParser;
 import engine.parsers.cache.ItemParser;
+import engine.parsers.cache.ParityCheck;
 import engine.parsers.cache.RuneParser;
 import engine.parsers.objects.DeedTemplate;
 import engine.parsers.objects.RuneTemplate;
@@ -395,6 +396,11 @@ public class WorldServer {
         mbEnums.RaceType.initRaceTypeTables();
         Race.loadAllRaces();
 
+        if (ParityCheck.isEnabled()) {
+            Logger.info("Running DB/JSON parity check");
+            ParityCheck.run();
+        }
+
         Logger.info("Loading building slot/stuck location data.");
         BuildingLocation.loadBuildingLocations();